Take-up for narrow-ware looms.



No. 27,129. PATBNTBD JULY 31, 1906 s. W. -VWARDWKBLL.

.TAKB-UP FOR NARROW WARE Looms. APPLIUATION FILED I53. 3, 1902.

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TAKE-UP FOR NARROW WARE LOOMS. Arm lonnm rILnn n13, 1902.

IN ENTOR "m unrrnn s'rA'rns r PATENT. ornrcn SIMON W. WARDWELL,'oirPnovmENcE, RHoDEfIsLANn TAKE-UP FOR. NARhow-wAREfLooMs.

Specification of IlettersEPatent.

Application filed'March 3,1902. Serial No; 96,532.

invented a new and useful Take-Upfor Narrow-WareLooms, of which thefollowingis a specification.

My invention relates to take-up devices fornarrow-ware loomslomsforweaving ribbon, tape," and similarnarrow fabrics.

Thepurpose of my inventionis to provide means whereby during theweaving'and in conjunction therewith tape, ribbon, and similar narrowfabrics shall be wound, preferably in helicalcoils, to form aself-sustaining package of greaterlength than the width of the fabric,thereby overcoming the entan l'ement and, loss of-time which occurswheret 'etape iswound in unstable flat; coil's.

For convenience I shall in the following specification and claims referto narrow'fabric ofwhatever description as tape.

The accom anying drawings; forming part of" this specification,represent, respectively, Figure 1, a side viewof'a portion ofia loomwith my deviceattached, showing a single guiding-rod recipr ocatedlongitudinally of a plurality of-spools or holders; Fig. 2, an end j p I773, also driven from theshaft d" tiihroughfthe' viewof the same; Fig.3, a; modification of'the device which the spools are-reciprocatedallfrom one cam; Fig. 4, an" end viewof" the same; Fig. a meansfor'recipro cating both the-guide andthe spools Fig. 6, a section on.the line 1 1, Fig. '5, looking in the direction indicated by the-arrow;Fig. 7,, means for reciprocatingeach guide from aseparate individual'cam; Fig. 8, an enlarged view of the e th than w lowing; specificationindicating one form of.

guide 1",'s'howing'the manner of itjs'operati'on Fig. 9,v an enlargedlongitudinal elevation of" thecam shown in Fig: 7 for drivingthet'apeguide Fig: 10-, a. section of'the same online 2; 2, Fig. 9',Fig. 11", an enlarged sectional view the spool or holder gftaken online-3 3, 1g; 1. i

1 The essence ofmy invention is the winding of? tape on a loom inconjunction with the weaving coils, preferably helical. coils, to formself su'staning ackages. of greater axial ofthe tape. This-may be"accomplished by various devices, the folstructure and certainmodifications thereof.

In Fig. 1 the tape ct isdrawn from the weaving by the s-and roll 6" anddeliveredto be wound-to the'winding-shaft 'CfWhlCh is shaft 11 by gearse and f, ,fi",om. w ich-shaft' the sand-rolllb is also driven byappropriate con; nections; The spools or holders 9;. which on t e shaftc.that, while driven the'shaft, they may slip rotativelytheneonftovaccom modate the surface speed of. thepackage to v theuniform linear speedwith whichtheltape is deliveredfrom the weavinOnemethod of eflecting this is shown ,etailin- Fig 1.1, in which.- thescrew w serves to, press? thewasher w, of.'leather or otherappropri'atema;

terial', into frictional engagement; with. the. shaft 0. Peripheralgrooves 'y' are provided in the shaft 0 to retainthespools.lo'ngitucliev L nally. The slipping of" the washer axon theshaft 0 allows the'rotation ofi'tlieliolfdjertobe in diametenforthepurpose indieatedL The groove into which the washer wisfbrcedissorounded that when the screw to: is; loosened the-holder 9 may be readilyshifted; l'ongitudiis forthe removal of'the completed; tape-pad? ages.This expedient is, however, oln the art and; no novelty is claimed forit. Mounted on the 'winding shaft c is the'c'am gear'i', whichmesheswith the pinion j'L The cam 72;, mounted-loosely on: the WindingSlIIafi/I 11c and held in place longitudinally by the" collar is, isthus rotated independently ofjth'ef i shaft and through an arm." Z'andapin Or -roll;-

]of' the cam,-reciproca.tes the'rodi h whi'c mounted? in appropriatebearings-as, forf 1n;- stance, in the brackets shown. Theroll m.-maintained' in engagement: with the-cam; by I, theforkediextremity ofthearmlf, which stradi dlestlie shaft; 0', as shown in Fig.2. Mounted onthe rod n are arms 0, in which. is: mounted"the tape guide, whichmaybea] v rod pofsuffici'ent length to bear on ajp 1-1 Zity of packages.The rod? is formedi' Zjshallow grooves or channels to receive I tape andcontrol itsdispositi'on' as it isgdepose iited on the packages; Toeffectually con o1? the disposition. of the tape, the latter: st passbetween the'gui'de andithesurface oftlielpackage, and the guide must;be; pres g against the said? surface to. deposit the tap theposition itisto. occupy This" latte l accomplished as shoWJn in Fig 2; by lead ithetape arounda rod or'guide'u, so position F m, mounted. thereon andengaging the groove I driven at aconstant rotative s eedifrom, the fgradually retarded as the package increases nally of the Shea, to; beremoved therefrom.

helical coils that cross and recross each other,

forming a substantial self-sustaining package of greater aXial'lengththan the width of the tape, the uniform rate of delivery of the tapecausing the spools to rotate with graduallyretarded'speed because of thegradually-increasing diameter of the packages wound upon them.

It is obvious that in order to adapt my invention to various types andstructures of looms modifications must be made in the character andrelation of the parts constituting my invention. It is also obvious thatmy invention may be embodied in various forms of structure, and some ofthese different embodiments and modifications are herewith illustratedand described.

The guides instead of being formed in one long rod, as shown in Fig. 1,may be short individual rods 7", one for each package, and

each mounted in its own individual arm t, as shown in Fig. 3-. Thelower-end of the arm t is forked, and between itsbranches is located thecollar '8, whereby the arm is restrained from longitudinal movement onits red n.

i The guides may be reciprocated independently of each other, as shownin Fig. 7, by providing for each'guide a cam 4, to which is fitted asleeve 5, adapted to slide thereon and supporting the guide-arm 20. Thecam 4 has formed inits periphery a continuous heliitself centrallythereon.

cal groove 8, extending the length of the cam in one revolution and backagain, crossing The sleeve 5 carries a stud or 'pin 6, extending intothe groove or track of the cam, forming a journal or bearing for theroll 7. (More plainly shown in Figs. 9 and 10.) When the cam is rotatedwithin the sleeve 5, the latter being held from rotation by the guide 1"on the arm 20 bearing on the package is caused to reciprocate by theroll 7, following the track or groove 8. To prevent the roll from beingdiverted from its proper course at the crossing 9 of the groove,

a switch '10 is provided. The switch is in the form of a wedge pivotedintermediate its extion indicated by the'arrow, Fig. 10.

'tremities, the latter comprising a tongue 11 and head 12. The cam 4rotates in the direc- The pressure on the roll is from 'that side of thegroove to which the tongue of the switch is swung, as shown by fulllines in Fig. 9 and the roll is guided by said tongue at thecrossing-point 9 of the groove. As here shown, the spreading-head of theswitch extends across the portion of the groove with which the roll isengaged, and after passing the crossing-point the roll makes contactwith said head and swings the switch on its pivot into the positionindicated by the dotted lines. After the roll has accomplished the fullextent of its traverse in one direction it returns in the oppositedirection, is guided through the crossing-point of the groove by thetongue of the switch, and again engages the head of the latter to setthe switch in the position indicated by the full lines. The shaft 13, onwhich the cams 4 are mounted, is rotated from the shaft 0 throughsuitable gear connections, the direction of rotation being toward thelatter and tending to maintain the guides against the packages. Again,both guide and package may be reciprocated in conjunction, asillustrated in Fig. 5, in which the spools or holders are shown mountedon a sleeve 14, keyed to the winding-shaft 0, but free to slide thereon.The lower shaft 71. is reciprocated from the cam h, as previouslydescribed, and carries the arms 0, supporting the guiding-rod p.Fastened to the opposite end of the loom-frame from that adj acent thecam h is a bracket 15,in which is fulcrumed a lever 16. At either end ofthe lever 16 are fastened the pins 17, adapted to engage grooves in thecollars 18, secured on the shaft n and the sleeve 14. By this means themotion of the shaft 17. is transmitted to the sleeve 14, so that boththe guide and the spool are reciprocated. Their movement is 1 inopposite directions, and hence the length of traverse of the tape isequal to the traverse of the guide plus that of the spool. It istherefore only necessary to employ a cam with half the length of throwthat is employed when either the spool or the guide is reciprocatedsingly to secure a package of the same length.

Different provisions must be made for conducting the tape to thewinding, depending on the structure of the loom and the relation of theparts. Figs. 8 and 4 show the tape conducted down from the sand-roll andunder a guide 1), over a second guide g, which is more clearlyillustrated in Fig. 8, and thence under the main guide 1" to thepackage. In this instance the pressure of the tape on the guide gmaintains the guide 1" against the package. As shown in Fig. 7, thespool or holder 9 rotates in the opposite direction from that shown inFig. 4 and the tape is passed directly from the guide 1) over the guide1", dispensing with the guide g.

In order that the winding-shaft may be readily disconnected to removethe spools or holders 9, the brackets 19 are formed with one side of thebearings open, the shaft being retained therein by pins or othersuitable devices. In the form of device illustrated in v means fordepositing -invention Fig. 5 after the shaft has been disconnected it isnecessary to remove the collar 18 on the sleeve 14 to free the spools orholders from the latter. Without limiting myself to the precisecharacter, arrangement, or relation of the parts hereinbefore described,I claim as my 1. In a loom for weaving narrow-ware fabrics, thecombination with thewinding-shaft,

of a fabric take-up comprising a packageholder and means for rotatingthe same, a

traverse means, and means whereby the fabric is laid in cross-spiralsupon'the holder, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with a narrow-ware loom-having means for uniformlydelivering woven tape, of a holder, a shaft supportin the same, guide,means for driving the ho dershaft to take up the tape, as delivered fromthe weaving devices, and means for varying the relation of the holderand guide to deposit the tape in crossed coils to form a package ofgreater axial length than the width of the ta e.

A take-up for looms to wind the tape in openly-coiled helices to form apackage of greater axial length than the width of the tape, comprising aspool on which the tape is wound, a shaft su porting the spool and meansfor uniform y driving the same, a guide to deposit the for deliveringthe tape at a uniform speed to the guide, and devices to cause arelative reciprocal movement of the spool and the guide.

4-. The combination with the windingshaft of a narrow-ware loom, of aseries of rotatable package-holders, means for rotating the same at thespeed at which the fabrics are delivered from the loom, a series ofconnected guides, and means for operating the guides to lay the fabricon each holder in crossed coils.

5. In a winding device for narrow-ware looms, the combination with arotating shaft and means for uniformly driving the same, of a spoolcarried thereby, means for delivering the tape at a uniform speed to theguide, and the tape thereon in crossed helices to form a package ofgreater axial lengththan the width of the tape.

6. In a take-up or windingdevice'for narv row-ware looms, thecombination with a rotatingshaft, of .a spool carried thereby, de-

vices for rotating the s 001 at a gradually-decreasing speed while t espeed of the shaft remains uniform, and means for guiding the tape onthe spool, means tape to deposit it on the spool in helical coils toform a package having a greater axial length than the width of the tape.

' 7. The combination with the windingshaft of a loom, of a spool carriedthereby, devices for driving said spool from the shaft at agradually-decreasing speed, and means for guiding the tape to deposit iton said spool in helical coils to form a package of greater axial lengththan the width of the tape.

8. In a take-up or winding device for narrow-ware looms, the combinationwith a guide, of a winding-shaft, a spool mounted on the shaft,intermediate friction devices whereby the spool may rotate at a speeddif ferent from that of the shaft, and means for reciprocating the guideopposite the tube.

In a take-up device for narrow-ware looms, the combination with areciprocating guide of a winding-shaft, spools mounted on the shaft, andintermediate friction means whereby the spool may rotate at agraduallyretarded speed.

10. The combination in a Winding or takeup device for narrow-ware looms,with a winding-shaft and spools so mounted thereon as to permit theirrotation at a-speed-diiferent from that of the shaft, of a series ofconnected reciprocating guides to deposit the tape on the spools inhelical coils.

11. The combination in a winding-ma chine, of a package holder andfrictional means for rotating the same, to accommodate its speed to thespeed of the delivery of the material, means for delivering the materialpositively to the holder at: a uniform lineal speed, a guide for thematerial, and means for reciprocating it opposite the holder while incontact with the package.

12. The combinatlon with a narrow-Ware loom, of a holder fora package, aguide for the material to be wound, means forpositively delivering thematerial at a uniform speed to the guide, a shaft and means for rotatingit at a uniform speed, frictional means for rotating the holder from theshaft, and means for reciprocating the guide to'depositthe ma stantiallyas set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my -terial in, crossed helices on theholder, sub

name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

SIMON W. WARDWELL. Witnesses:

JosHUA B. HALE, THOMAS M. CHILDs.

